Career
He then reached the final at the 2003 World Championships in Paris, but was disqualified as he tested positive for erythropoietin. The IAAF handed him a suspension from September 2003 to September 2005. Chouki"s claims the substance was injected into his body by an unknown individual led the French Athletics Federation to cut his ban by six months.
However, the claim was rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.